Clyde William Woods (SN 1711) from Creswick, had just turned 18 years of age when, with the consent of his mother Carolyne, he enlisted on July 10th 1915. He trained at Seymour before sailing from Australia aboard the Ascanius in November to serve in the Middle East as a Signaller with the 8th Light Horse Regiment. In October 1917 his regiment fought at Beersheba in support of the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments which made the famous charge. An interesting blot on his service record was a charge of disobedience "in that he, whilst bathing, allowed his horse Toby to gallop back to the lines", a misdemeanour which cost him a day’s pay. After the war he returned home on the Malta disembarking in Melbourne on August 7th 1919.